Daging Smoor (Indonesian-Style Slow-Cooker Beef)

Ingredients

• 600 g beef chuck (riblappen) (Cut into pieces)
• 2 yellow onions (Chopped)
• 3 cloves garlic (Finely chopped)
• 50 ml ketjap manis
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tbsp white wine vinegar or rice vinegar (Choose either white wine vinegar or rice vinegar)
• 25 g brown sugar (Author specifies Sukrin Gold)
• 0.5 tsp nutmeg (Freshly grated)
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 3 cloves
• 1 bay leaf
• salt (To taste)
• black pepper (To taste)
• oil (For frying)

Steps

1. 1

   Cut the beef into pieces if it is not already cut. Chop the onions and finely chop the garlic.

2. 2

   Heat oil in a pan and brown the beef on all sides. Transfer the browned beef to the slow cooker.

3. 3

   Using the fat remaining in the pan, cook the onions until translucent.

4. 4

   Add the garlic to the onions and fry for 1 minute. Transfer the onion and garlic mixture to the slow cooker with the beef.

5. 5

   In a bowl, mix the ketjap manis, soy sauce, vinegar, and brown sugar. Pour the mixture over the beef in the slow cooker.

6. 6

   Add the cinnamon stick, cloves, and bay leaf to the slow cooker; the author suggests placing them in a spice infuser if desired. Sprinkle the freshly grated nutmeg over the beef.

7. 7

   Cook on the slow cooker's low setting for 5 hours, until the beef is tender.

8. 8

   When the beef is cooked, taste and season with salt and pepper as needed.

9. 9

   If desired, thicken the sauce with a commercial sauce thickener or a cornstarch slurry; the source does not specify amounts or slurry proportions.

10. 10

    Serve with white rice (the author suggests basmati), sajoer green beans, pickled cucumber, and seroendeng.

Notes

Optional thickening: the source mentions allesbinder (a sauce thickener) or a cornstarch slurry but gives no quantities. Suggested accompaniments are serving suggestions, not part of the ingredient list; their preparation is not provided.

Nutrition per serving

• main
• slow-cooked
• Indonesian
• beef
• gluten-containing
• dairy-free
• comfort food